Sharpshooters searching for a 425-pound tiger that had prowled the hills of Simi Valley for two weeks shot and killed it Wednesday after a family awoke to fmd it walking past their backyard. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, February 24, 2005. By AMANDA COVARRUBIAS, Times Staff Writer […]
Search for a possible lion or tiger continues in the Simi Valley area, but evidence suggests feline has been in western part of Ventura County. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, February 23, 2005. By GREGORY W. GRIGGS, Times Staff Writer Trackers searching for a large cat believed […]
Rolling in agony and ecstasy: The path to Shangri-La in the Santa Anas pushes bikes and muscles to the thigh-burning limit. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, February 22, 2005. By ROY M. WALLACK, Special to The Times THE Santiago Truck Trail is no longer passable by trucks […]
Search continues for a 400- to 600-pound cat in the hills between Simi Valley and Moorpark. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, February 20, 2005. By PAUL PRINGLE, Times Staff Writer Pistol on his hip, Chris Long .ramped along a muddy trail Saturday following the saucer-sized paw prints of what […]
Natural forces have limited man’s intrusion in the rugged landscape. Now a federal bill aims to keep it untrammeled. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, February 20, 2005. By JULIE CART, Times Staff Writer BLACK SANDS BEACH, Calif. — Pounding waves scour these jutting headlands, dredging rock and […]
The animal believed to be a lion may weigh as much as 600 pounds, too big to be a mountain cat. Search centers in area near Reagan library. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, February 19, 2005. By GREGORY W. GRIGGS, Times Staff Writer Sheriff’s deputies have been […]
Dead cougars were found in Simi Hills Source of this article – Thousand Oaks Acorn, February 10, 2005. By Daniel Wolowicz, Special to The Acorn Within the past three months, two mountain lions were found dead in the Simi Hills. The two carnivores—a female known as P4 and a male […]
More than 200 Fish and Wildlife researches cite cases where conclusions were reversed to weaken protections and favor business, a survey finds. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, February 10, 2005. By JULIE CART, Times Staff Writer More than 200 scientists employed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife […]
Battle of wheels Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, January 25, 2005. ByJim Rossi, Special to The Times LOGGERS ravaged the Santa Cruz Mountains in a redwood-slashing frenzy a century ago before a Northern California family acquired a piece of the scarred slopes near Aptos. Intent on healing […]
A new state law lets local governments slap stiff bills on people who’ve been rescued as a result of their risky behavior. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, January 18, 2005. Christopher Reynolds and Ashley Powers | Times Staff Writers On the morning of Jan. 9, Ethan Donahue, […]